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Born on April 2, 1945 in San Diego, California, Mike Kekich (Michael Dennis Kekich) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 9 year career. Kekich broke into the bigs on June 9, 1965 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 3.91 ERA in 115 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mike Kekich's best season was 1971, when he posted a 4.07 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 93 batters.
Statistics
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Pitching Stats
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| 1965
| LA
| N
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9.58
| 9
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 10
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 25
| 20
| 2
| 10
| 3.91
| 84
| 54
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 115
| 116
| 9
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 28
| 13
| 4
| 6
| 4.54
| 66
| 58
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 105
| 91
| 11
| 49
| 5
| 8
| 2
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 26
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 4.83
| 63
| 59
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 98.2
| 103
| 12
| 55
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 37
| 24
| 10
| 9
| 4.07
| 93
| 89
| 77
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 170.1
| 167
| 13
| 82
| 11
| 8
| 4
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 29
| 28
| 10
| 13
| 3.70
| 78
| 77
| 72
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 175.1
| 172
| 13
| 76
| 5
| 9
| 4
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 9.20
| 4
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 20
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 7.02
| 26
| 47
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 73
| 6
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| 21
| 10
| 2
| 5
| 7.52
| 30
| 62
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 64.2
| 93
| 7
| 49
| 0
| 8
| 2
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.73
| 19
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 31.1
| 33
| 2
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 41
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 5.60
| 55
| 58
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 90
| 90
| 11
| 51
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 21
| 2
| 11
| 4.38
| 93
| 66
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 125.1
| 126
| 11
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 205
| 91
| 37
| 40
| 4.63
| 404
| 419
| 378
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 735.1
| 749
| 69
| 383
| 29
| 43
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 235
| 112
| 39
| 51
| 4.59
| 497
| 485
| 439
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 860.2
| 875
| 80
| 442
| 29
| 44
| 17
|
Fielding Stats
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| 1965
| LA
| N
| P
| 5
| 1
| 10.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| P
| 25
| 20
| 115
| 1
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2
| .947
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| P
| 28
| 13
| 105
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 1
| .938
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| P
| 26
| 14
| 98.2
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| .882
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| P
| 37
| 24
| 170
| 5
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| P
| 29
| 28
| 175.1
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| P
| 5
| 4
| 14.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| P
| 16
| 6
| 50
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2
| .750
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| P
| 21
| 10
| 64.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 2
| .833
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 31.1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| P
| 41
| 2
| 90
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 235
| 112
| 860.1
| 22
| 127
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 46
| 35
| 8
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
Batting Stats
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| 1965
| LA
| N
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 25
| 37
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .081
| .105
| .081
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| NY
| A
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .111
| .148
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 26
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .094
| .147
| .094
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 37
| 52
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .154
| .185
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 29
| 59
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .136
| .136
| .169
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 30
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .100
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 208
| 170
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 11
| .129
| .149
| .147
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 42
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 238
| 209
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 12
| .120
| .140
| .134
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 51
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
Transactions
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- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (1964).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to New York Yankees in exchange for Andy Kosco (December 4, 1968).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Lowell Palmer (June 12, 1973).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (March 28, 1974).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 25, 1974).
- Released by Texas Rangers (March 12, 1976).
- Sold by Nuevo Laredo (Mexican) to Seattle Mariners (April 1, 1977).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 27, 1978).